The Gardens Weather Forecast

East of Flinders Island Coastal Waters

Wind

West to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots turning southerly 25 to 30 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas

2 to 3 metres.

1st Swell

Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres by early evening.

Weather

Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore from the late morning.

Weather Situation

A large area of low pressure lies over Tasmania with its main centre to the northwest of the state. The low complex will slowly move to the east this morning, directing a fresh south to southeasterly airstream over the state. A narrow ridge of high pressure will then approach Tasmania from the west later today and will cross Friday morning with a cold front to follow later that day. A west to northwesterly airstream will then establish and prevail over Tasmania during Saturday and Sunday as an area of high pressure builds over the southeastern mainland and a series of lows and fronts pass well to the southwest.